It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents. – Eric Hoffer
When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom — freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse. – Eric Hoffer
The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. – Eric Hoffer
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind. – Eric Hoffer
Consequences flow from a justices interpretation in a direct and immediate way. A judicial decision respecting the incompatibility of Jim Crow with a constitutional guarantee of equality is not simply a contemplative exercise in defining the shape of a just society. It is an order – Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.